Cincinnati's police chief once worked with fugitive ex-cop

Cincinnati's police chief said a fugitive former Los Angeles police officer suspected in three California killings previously worked for him.

The Cincinnati Enquirer reported that Police Chief James Craig said he was an area commander of the Los Angeles station where 33-year-old Christopher Dorner was last assigned.

Dorner is suspected of killing a former LAPD police captain's daughter, her fiancé and a police officer.

Police said Dorner vowed revenge against those in the LAPD responsible for his 2008 firing and their families. Dorner was fired when a department board determined he falsely claimed another officer kicked a suspect.

Craig told the newspaper neither he nor his family members are on Dorner's alleged "hit list" that authorities shared with Craig.

However, the chief did know men and women who were and even some who fell victim.

Craig spoke with News 5 on Tuesday about the situation.

"I have some relief that there is going to be some closure," Craig said. "A friend of mine who is the deputy chief over in Riverside Police Department lost one of his officers, so we're still mourning his death."

Craig said he grieving after the death of 28-year-old Monica Quan. The chief said he worked with Quan's father, the man who represented Dorner in his termination hearings.

"Certainly my prayers go out to my brothers out in Southern California who lost their lives protecting others," Craig said.

The chief said two of the people targeted in Dorner's manifesto were sergeants who worked under his command.

"We understand the risk associated with our job. That risk does not extend to our families. This should be a word to anyone that thinks this behavior was in some small way appropriate: not acceptable," Craig said.

According to the chief, Dorner's work as an officer in the LAPD was "mediocre at best."

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